Product ID:SODIUM TETRABORATE; BORAX, SX0355
MSDS Date:03/01/1991
FSC:6810
NIIN:00N037642
MSDS Number: BQVWS

Emergency Phone: 800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)

Info Phone: 609-354-9200

Cage: 0SK29

Telephone: 800-222-0342/609-423-6300

Cage: 63612

SODIUM TETRABORATE, DECAHYDRATE

CAS: 1303-96-4

RTECS: VZ2275000

Fraction By Weight: 100%

OSHA PEL 10 MG/M3

ACGIH TLV: 5 MG/M3

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES Skin:NO Ingestion:NO
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:NO IARC:NO OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:MAY BE HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR
INHALED. MAY IRRITATE EYES, SKIN, NASAL AND RESPIRATORY PASSAGES.
INGESTION MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, HEADACHE, DIARRHEA, SHOCK, CENTRAL
NERVOUS SYSTEM DISTURBANCES. MAY CAUSE D AMAGE TO RESPIRATORY AND
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS.
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:NOT RELEVANT
Effects of Overexposure:SEE HEALTH HAZARDS
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

First Aid:GET MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR ALL CASES OF OVEREXPOSURE.
EYES:IMMED FLUSH THORO W/LRG AMTS OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN.
INGEST:IF CONSCIOUS, DRINK WATER & INDUCE VOMIT IMMED AS DIRECTED
BY MED PERSONNEL . NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH TO AN UNCONSCIOUS
PERSON. SKIN:IMMED FLUSH THORO W/WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN.
INHAL:REMOVE TO FRESH AIR; GIVE ARTIF RESP IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED.

Flash Point:NONCOMBUSTIBLE
Extinguishing Media:ANY SUITABLE FOR OTHER MATERIALS INVOLVED.
Fire Fighting Procedures:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:NONE INDICATED.

Spill Release Procedures:EVACUATE AREA AF ALL UNNEC PERSONNEL. WEAR
SUITABLE PROT EQUIP. ELIMINATE ANY IGNIT SOURCES UNTIL AREA IS
DETERMINED TO BE FREE FROM EXPLOS/FIRE HAZ. CONTAIN RELEASE &
ELIMINATE ITS SOURCE, IF CAN BE DONE W/OUT RISK. TAKE UP &
CONTAINERIZE(SUPDAT)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

Handling and Storage Precautions:KEEP CONTAINER CLOSED. STORE AT
CONTROLLED ROOM TEMPERATURES. DO NOT GET IN EYES. DO NOT BREATHE
DUST. AVOID PROLONGED OR REPEATED SKIN CONTACT.
Other Precautions:DO NOT TAKE INTERNALLY.

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED RESPIRATOR APPROPRIATE
FOR EXPOSURE OF CONCERN .
Ventilation:MATERIAL SHOULD BE HANDLED OR TRANSFERRED IN AN APPROVED
FUME HOOD OR WITH ADEQUATE VENTILATION.
Protective Gloves:PROT GLOVES (NEOPRENE, PVC/EQUIVALENT)
Eye Protection:CHEMICAL WORKERS GOGGLES .
Other Protective Equipment:EYE WASH AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT SHOULD BE
READILY AVAILABLE.
Work Hygienic Practices:WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING.
Supplemental Safety and Health
DISP METH:FOR PROPER DISPOSAL AS DESCRIBED UNDER DISPOSAL.

Boiling Pt:B.P. Text:2867F,1575C
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:>167F,>75C
Spec Gravity:1.73 (H*2O = 1)
Solubility in Water:SOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:WHITE CRYSTALS OR POWDER WITH NO ODOR.

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE INDICATED.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:NA*20. B*2O*3.

Waste Disposal Methods:COMPLY W/LOCAL, STATE & FED REGS ON REPORTING
RELEASES. REFER TO REGULATORY INFO FOR REPORTABLE QUANTITY & OTHER
REGULATORY DATA. ALWAYS CONT A PERMITTED WASTE DISPOSER (TSD) TO
ASSURE COMPLIANCE W/AL L CURRENT LOCAL, STATE & FED REGS.

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